CL T20 images: Pollard brings Mumbai back in the reckoning

Pollard helps Mumbai register 31-run win

Keiron Pollard walloped 72 off 30 balls to help Mumbai Indians to a 31-run victory over Guyana in Group B encounter of the Champions League T20 tournament in Durban on Thursday.

With this victory, Mumbai Indians have kept their hopes alive for a berth in the semi-finals

Pollard's innings was decorated with nine sixes and a four. Pollard teamed up with JP Duminy (14 off 6) in the death overs and clobbered 85 runs off the last five overs to push Mumbai's total to 184 for 4.

Mumbai infused life into their campaign with this win

For Guyana, leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo was the pick of the bowlers, picking up three wickets for 34 runs.

With the convincing win in this, their must-win match, Mumbai have imbibed some life back in their Champions League campaign, which was devastated by defeats in the opening two matches against Highveld Lions and South Australia Redbacks.

Guyana, on the other hand, face the ignominy of an early exit with two defeats from as many outings.

Guyana get off to bad start

Guyana made a horrible start to their run-chase, losing opener Sewnarine Chattergoon (1 off 6) in as early as the second over. Chattergoon was caught at first slip by JP Duminy off the bowling of Lasith Malinga.

The Guyanese batsmen struggled to get runs off the Mumbai Indians' bowlers.

Frustration creeped into the Guyana batsmen and the next wicket to fall was that of Tim Dowlin. Dowlin's attempt to clear the ropes was foiled when he was caught by Saurabh Tiwary off the bowling of Dwayne Bravo.